AMF President: MiCA One Year In – First-Mover Advantage Real but Needs Gender Diversity
In a speech at the Afore Consulting Fintech & Regulation Conference, AMF President Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani assessed MiCA's first year as a success, highlighting Europe's first-mover advantage in crypto regulation. She also stressed the need for greater gender diversity in fintech events, noting the all-male panel as a concern. The speech underscores MiCA's role in providing legal certainty and investor protection.
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